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Yoshi-P says in a new interview with Famitsu that while things are still undecided, should the opportunity arise, he would like to be Director of a "next major title."
Here's the translation of his interview excerpt!
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Shimoda: Aside from FFXIV, do you plan to take on the role of Director for any other title?
Yoshi-P: It’s completely undecided as of now, but if the opportunity arises to work on the next major title, I would like to direct it myself!
Shimoda: I’ll be looking forward to that then! Timing wise, would there be more than one title?
Yoshida: Well, before when I thought about passing on my baton to the next generation, I thought “I probably can at least add one more title to my name.” However, by doing so, I would be setting my own ceiling and limiting myself. This in turn will also cause those around you to work according to what you set.
Recently though, I’ve been thinking that it might be better to not set a ceiling. […] As to my reasoning, well, a company is an organization after all, and an organization’s decision making is usually based on the top management and their logic to pass judgment. If I were to fall into the trap of thinking “I can only do one more title,” then it might be marked as something odd, like “Yoshida’s masterpiece,” which isn’t a good look.
For example, I’m in my 50s right now and still snowboarding, and the more I snowboard, the better I become. I honestly think I’m at my peak at the moment, no joke! (laughs). I feel like I can still push even further, so in lieu of that, I haven’t set a cap for myself.
Shimoda: So you haven’t set a limit for yourself, that’s another good thing I’ve heard today! (laughs)
Yoshida: I feel like setting a cap will make things awfully boring. It’s of course good to set goals to gain that momentum, but as an organization grows larger, I think a better way to approach it is, we don’t know what the future holds, so why not challenge ourselves each time? I think that’s definitely a better way to look at it. I hope that I can take even greater leaps to the likes I have not ever imagined.
Here's the translation of his interview excerpt!
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Shimoda: Aside from FFXIV, do you plan to take on the role of Director for any other title?
Yoshi-P: It’s completely undecided as of now, but if the opportunity arises to work on the next major title, I would like to direct it myself!
Shimoda: I’ll be looking forward to that then! Timing wise, would there be more than one title?
Yoshida: Well, before when I thought about passing on my baton to the next generation, I thought “I probably can at least add one more title to my name.” However, by doing so, I would be setting my own ceiling and limiting myself. This in turn will also cause those around you to work according to what you set.
Recently though, I’ve been thinking that it might be better to not set a ceiling. […] As to my reasoning, well, a company is an organization after all, and an organization’s decision making is usually based on the top management and their logic to pass judgment. If I were to fall into the trap of thinking “I can only do one more title,” then it might be marked as something odd, like “Yoshida’s masterpiece,” which isn’t a good look.
For example, I’m in my 50s right now and still snowboarding, and the more I snowboard, the better I become. I honestly think I’m at my peak at the moment, no joke! (laughs). I feel like I can still push even further, so in lieu of that, I haven’t set a cap for myself.
Shimoda: So you haven’t set a limit for yourself, that’s another good thing I’ve heard today! (laughs)
Yoshida: I feel like setting a cap will make things awfully boring. It’s of course good to set goals to gain that momentum, but as an organization grows larger, I think a better way to approach it is, we don’t know what the future holds, so why not challenge ourselves each time? I think that’s definitely a better way to look at it. I hope that I can take even greater leaps to the likes I have not ever imagined.
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